116 in South Road, Bourne heading towards Peterborough on our 2015 Running Day. Photo:
J Tomlinson
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February 1995
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New to Delaine Coaches Ltd
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December 2016
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Withdrawn from service and became part of the Delaine Heritage Trust collection
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The first Volvo to enter the Delaine fleet and the last bus to be purchased and collected
by the late Hugh Delaine-Smith MBE (1920-1995). 116 was also the first of a batch
of six identical East Lancashire bodied Volvo Olympians delivered new to Delaine
between 1995-99 and spent its entire working life with the company and was the last
step entrance vehicle to remain in service with Delaine. 116 operated the Olympian/Step
Entrance Finale on 31/12/16 (the last day of permitted step-entry operation on Local
Bus Services in the UK), operating the final journeys of the year from Bourne and
Peterborough respectively and was withdrawn from service upon its return to the depot.
Fleet No: 116 Reg No: M1 OCT
Year: 1995 Chassis: Volvo Olympian Body:
East Lancashire (H51/35F)
116 departs Peterborough Queensgate Bus Station on 31/07/04 with a 201 service to
Stamford Photo: C Lloyd
Peterborough Queensgate Bus Station 31/12/16, 116 awaiting departure for Bourne with
the final Delaine step entrance journey. Photo:
S Knight
